After his drink was spiked with drugs Chris, 17, was dumped in a wheelie bin by ‘mates’ .. police found him 30mins from death
Grim ordeal of ‘spiked’ 17-year-old lad abandoned in a bin.. by his mates
A BOY of 17 cheated death by minutes after his “friends” dumped him unconscious in a wheelie bin and left him.
Chris Gorman’s family say his drink had been spiked with drugs, and he was rushed to hospital with just half an hour to spare after police found him by chance.
This horrific image of him in the bin was posted online.
TEENAGER Chris Gorman thought he was out with friends. He was wrong.
First, his family told the Record, his drink was spiked with drugs. Then, when he passed out, the morons he was with at a party chucked him in a wheelie bin and just left him in an alley.
It was sheer luck that Chris, 17, didn’t die there. Police on patrol in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, happened to find him and called an ambulance – just in time.
Big brother Darren, 26, said: “The police just came across him. At first they thought it was drink but then he started foaming at the mouth.
“He was in a really bad state. The doctors said half an hour longer and he wouldn’t have been here.”
Chris’s ordeal began on Friday night after he went out to a party.
Darren said: “He’d been at a friend’s house and took a bottle of wine. After that he was given vodka, and as soon as he took it he started to feel unwell.
“The friends he was with at the time weren’t his normal group. He couldn’t walk, so they put him in a wheelie bin and just left him.
“He was definitely spiked. The hospital took bloods and hooked him up to drips but never confirmed exactly what it was.”
Chris was found in the early hours of Saturday and taken to Monklands Hospital, where doctors kept him in until 7pm.
A photo of him in the bin appeared online, and Darren is disgusted by the idiots who shared and laughed at it.
But he decided to repost the shocking image himself – along with photos of Chris in hospital – to shame his so-called friends and raise awareness of the drug dangers kids face.
Darren wrote: “Got a call in the early hours as my 17-year-old brother had been left in a wheelie bin in the middle of Cumbernauld by his “friends”.
“He had his drink spiked. When we arrived, his eyes were rolling while he’s foaming from the mouth.
“Scary reality to be told that if he’d been left half an hour longer chances are he wouldn’t be here.
“I apologise for the pictures. But if this raises a little awareness and stops someone else ending up in the same state, it’s worth it.
“He’s had a harsh lesson as to who his real friends are – and those who would rather get a laugh out of the situation.”
Darren’s post has been reacted to thousands of times and hundreds of people have left messages of support for Chris.
“I was expecting five or six people to see it,” Darren said.
“We wanted to raise awareness and it seems to have had that effect.
“People are saying they’ve had similar experiences. And parents are tagging their children and saying, ‘ This could happen to you.’”
Chris, who hopes to go to college to study manufacturing and welding, is still feeling the effects of Friday night. He told us: “The only thing I r ememb e r is waking up in the hospital.
“I feel terrible. I can’t drink water and eat properly. But I’ve had messages from people all over the place, not just friends, asking if I’m OK.”
The incident is not currently being treated as a police matter. Chris’s mum and family are focused on helping him recover.
I feel terrible, but I’ve had messages from all over the place asking if I’m OK CHRIS